Box and closure locking device.



l c, w. RIDER.V B oxAND cLosuRkE LOCKING Device.v yAPPLICATION FILEDMAR. I9, 19175.

Patented rmy 16 Y1916.

' @mW/m` dll/Rider' `CLARKE w. EIDEE,"0E DALLAS, TExAs.

BOX AND CLOSUR LOCKING DEVICE.

Application filed March 19, 1915.

The invention contemplates, among other features, the provision of adevice which, used in connection with a box or receptacle, forms a lockbox, in which, when the cover or closure is arranged upon the box, saidcover or closure will be locked thereto and thus necessitate themutilation of the box or cover before access can be had to the contentsof the box.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specication, in whichsimilar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all theviews, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a box showing my deviceapplied thereto; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a closureshowing my device applied thereto, parts being broken away to disclosethe underlying structure; and Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view taken through the box and closure showing theinterlocking arrangement.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a box or receptacle10 and a closure 11 therefor, said closure having sliding engagementwith the box 10 and in this instance shown to slide longitudinally ofsaid box, as in the nature of a box adapted to contain a deck of cards,with a sliding closure of a telescopic nature. The locking means in eachinstance consist of a single piece of material 12 of preferably stripmetal which is bent in a substantially rectangular form to provide aside portion 13 and end portions 14. The piece of material is pressedthrough the edge of the box so that the portions 14 will passtransversely through the edge of the box and the side portion 13 willextend longitudinally of the box and lie against the inner face of theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 15,566. n

edge, ends15, 16 of the piece of material forming the outer sideportions being bent upon the outer face of the edge of the box and thenbent away from said outer face, with the end 15 formed in a U-shape andthe end l1o bent around to have its extremity lie between the portions17 and 18 forming the U-shaped part yof the end 15 so that the U-shapedpart will form a'projection 19 f which is an extension of the part onthe cover. The same construction described is duplicated on the closure11 except that the projection 20 similar to the projection 19 which isan extension of the part 2O on the box and as shown, a pair of thelocking devices mentioned is provided on each edge of the box and eachedge of the closure.

Now when the box has been filled with the desired contents the closureis slid on to the box, with the closure sliding downwardly upon the box.Now as the two opposed projections pass each other, it will be seen thatthe projection on the closure will spring past and toward said closureand the proj ec tion on the box will spring past and toward the closureso that after the box and closure have been locked and it is endeavoredto separate the same the projections will interlock with each other andprevent removal of the closure except by mutilation of the closure to anextent which will permit of relatively interlocking the projectionsfromy each other. A

From the foregoing description it'will be seen that the locking deviceson the box and closure arepthe same in each instance, but are merelyreversed, with the locking projection on the box extending in an oppo-Patented May 16, 1916'.

end extending between the sides of the U- v l tions extending through aWall of said closure or box, With the ends of said piece of metal lyingoutside of the Wall, one end bent to form a U-shaped portion and theother end bent around to lie between the sides oi' the vU-shaped portionand be wedged therein to form a projection, with the projection of oneof the members exe tending in one direction and thel projection oftheother member extending in the other direction, whereby when saidVclosure and box are associated With each other the said' projectionsWill interlock and prevent relative movement of the closure and box.

2. A means for locking a closure to a. box comprising a member appliedto the closure and a member applied to the box, each of said membersconsisting of a single piece of spring-like strip metal having portionsextendingthrough a..Wal1 of said closure and box with the ends of saidpiece of metal lyingV outside of the Wall, one end being engaged Withthe other end of the metal to prevent relative movement of the closureand box.

In testimony whereof I affix niy'signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CLARKE W. RIDER.

Gopies of this patentmay be obtained.y for ve cents each, by addressingthe,Commissioner of Patents, l Washington, D. C.

